Radiator attachment.



A. SCRiMGEOUfi. RADT ATOR ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED 'HPB. 26 T918.

3?%;?i I Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

\NVENTOR kyJJW/TIv M/ ATTQRNEY MARY A. scnncsnoun, or Lnwrs'ron, MAINE.

RADIATOR ATTACHMENT.

and State of Maine; have invented certain new and-useful Improvements in. Radiator Attachments, of which the followingis-a specification.

The purpose of the nventionis the provision of a device whereby a radiator of a hot water or steamheating plant may be- 1 utilized for warming food, articles, and other ob ects, the devicebeing in the nature of an attachment to be applied to a radiator and adjusted vertically thereon to any desired position according to the required needs- A further purpose of the invention is the provision, of an article support which may be readily applied to or detached. from a radiator and which maybe reduced in ex tent -so as to occupy, a small space, and

which may receive and support the feet when it is required to warm the same, or it maybe adapted for use as a sh'elf for receiving any article to be supported in close proximity to the radiator to be heated or kept warm. The drawing illustrates a preferred enr bodiment of the invention; however it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions, various changes in the form", proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to-without departing from the field of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

In the drawings: I

Figure 1 is an end viewof a radiator showing a number of supporting means embodying the invention applied thereto, and in different relative positions. j I

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the bracket support.

Fig.3 is a sectional view of the connection between the bracket and the shelf when horizontal. I Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the shelf. Fig.5 is an'edge view of the shelf, a view like Fig. 3, the shelf being inclined.

Corresponding and likeparts are referred to. in the following description and indi-. cated in the several views" of the drawlngs' by like reference characters. The'drawing illustrates. a radlator 1 such as is commonly employed in hot water or steam heating systems, such radiator comthe latter to obtain proper engagement with positioned so as to pass through correspond- The lugs 9'ditfer slightly in-their formation Specification of Letters Patent. I Patentqgd Aug, 5 191$; Application filed; February 26, 1918. Serial No. 219,276. I

prising a plurality of spaced loops,' and each of such loops having a space 2. I The present invention contemplates a sup: porting bracket which embodies a main portion 3 and a shank portion, the latter being 'of T-form'and comprising a stem i and. a,

cross head The stem 4 is adapted to pass 7 between ad acent loops of th radiator and the cross head 5 is; adapted to enter the] 3 of the bracket and thecr'oss head 5 of'tlie holding or anchoring shank. The forward portions of the adjacentdoops are gripped-f by a binding action between the rear edge 3,. jA plurality of openings 6 are formed in the opposite end portions of the part3 of" the bracket and are adapted to receive attaching lugs at the edges of the shelfwhich is provided to cooperate with 'the bracket. The openings 6 flare downwardly at their front and rear edges to provide ample clearance for the attaching studs and teen-able Bill the walls of the'openings so as to retain the shelf in the required adjusted position. By

providing a number of openings, the shelf may be adjusted nearer to or fartherffrom the radiator as will be-readily understod'd. The shelf 7. may be of any construction and design and is provided at its opposite edges with attaching lugs 8 and 9 which are in openings 6. The attaching lugs 8 and -95 9 are somewhat similar in formation and. incline outwardly and downwardly so as to engage under theoverhanging portions of the inneror rear walls of the openings 6.

from the lugs 8 and areformed with notches I 10 which "provide extensions to overlap the bracket atthe forward edges of the openings 6v as indicated 'most clearly 'at'the top of Fig. 1 and in Fi 3. the lugs 9 are formed in such a' manner that when brought into service as supporting means forihe shelf. they enable the latter to be supported'in a horizontal position as indicated most clearly at the top of Fig' 1. In this pos tion of the 11-13 shelf, it may be used as a table-or support for receiving articles to beheated or kept spaces 2 of the adjacent loop as indicated] most clearly in Fig. 1. The forward por- 1- "tions ofthe loops adjacent thegstem' .4 "are; comprised between the main or body portion 7'0 1 assumes an"inc lined-position as indicated at warm; When tlielugs 8 are utilized-as supporting means for the shelf 7 the latter the. bottom of Fig. 1, whereby the shelf may be utilized as a foot rest. It will be understood that the shelf may be moved so as to occupy a'position 'close to or at a distance from the radiator. This adjustment of the shelf may be effected in either its horizontal or inclined position. A groove 11 is formed in the'upper side of the bracket near its front-edge, and is designed toreceive a supporting shelf when the latter is inclined or.

turned upward outof the way as indicated at the middle of Fig. 1.-

'lt-isto lee-noted that the bracket and the shelf may be of any design or dimensions according to the particular use and adaptation of f the invention.

It should also be borne in mind that a radiator may be provided with oneor more of the attachments, and the same may be difierently positioned as meet the various requirements For the convenience and comfort of a patient a radiator mav be provided with upper and lower attachments, and the upper attachrnent may be adjusted for use as a warming shelf, whereas the lower attachment may be adjusted for use as a foot rest, thus the invalid or atient may sit close to the radi- ,ator with the feet upon the rest and utilizadjacent loops so as "to secure the bracket in position. Upon dropping thTe part 3 of the part 5 The shelf 7 may now be placed in position by inserting the lugs 8 and 9 into the desired openings'6 of the bracket. When the shelf is to be held in horizontal position, the lugs 9 are brought into active position, but when the shelf 7 is to be supported in an inclined position, the lugs 8 are engaged with the openings of the bracket.

Vhat I claim is;

1. A radiator attachment, comprising a bracket provided with means for attachment to a radiator and having openings, a shelf having lugs at different edges to enter the openings of the bracket and secure the shelf thereto, the lugs at one edge of the shelf being differently formed from the lugs at another edge to give a different set to the shelf.

2. A radiator attachment, comprising a bracket adapted to'make detachable and adjustable connection with a radiator substantially in the manner specified and provided with under-cut openings, and a shelf having attaching lugs at opposite edges to cooperate with the openings of the bracket to hold the shelf either in horizontal or in inclined position, according as one or theother set of lugs are brought into operative engagement with the bracket.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARY A. SCRIMGEOUR. Vitness'es BELLE P. CARTWRIGHT, RICHARD T. SEADEN. 

